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1976 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1976 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election?

Thomas S. Foley won the 1976 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election. Thomas S. Foley received 120,415 popular votes (58.01%). The main challenger was Duane Alton (40.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Foley and Alton

Foley +17.4 pts · won by 36,153 votes
Thomas S. FoleyDemocraticWINNER58.01%
120,415 votes
Duane AltonRepublican40.59%
84,262 votes
D. E. Bear SandahlLibertarian0.94%
1,959 votes
Ira Liebowitzu.s. labor0.45%
935 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.